Iman Mersal and Traces of Enayat profiled in The New York Times

The New York Times featured a profile of Iman Mersal’s “subtle and universal exploration of identity,” Traces of Enayat.

ReviewsJarrod AnnisApril 3, 2024Iman Mersal, Traces of Enayat, Egyptian Literature

Axiomatic a New Yorker Best Book of 2019

The New Yorker released its annual 10 Best Books of the Year, which included Axiomatic by Maria Tumarkin.

Reviews, Transit NewsTransit BooksDecember 7, 2019Maria Tumarkin, Axiomatic, The New Yorker, Best Books of 2019, Katy Waldman

The New York Times on The Dinner Guest

Mara Faye Lethem reviews Gabriela Ybarra’s The Dinner Guest (tr. Natasha Wimmer) in The New York Times.

ReviewsTransit BooksAugust 6, 2019Gabriela Ybarra, Natasha Wimmer, The Dinner Guest, Mara Faye Lethem, The New York Times, Spanish Literature, Man Booker International Prize

The New York Times on Kintu

Julian Lucas discusses Kintu and curses in an essay on recent African literature for The New York Times.

ReviewsTransit BooksJanuary 7, 2019New York Times, Transit Books, Kintu, Jennifer Makumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Julian Lucas, African Literature, Ugandan Literature

The New York Times on False Calm

The New York Times reviews María Sonia Cristoff’s Patagonian chronicle, False Calm (tr. Katherine Silver), calling it “a bold, beautiful book.”

ReviewsTransit BooksNovember 30, 2018María Sonia Cristoff, Katherine Silver, Patagonia, New York Times, Holiday Gift Guide, False Calm, Argentine Literature, Translated Literature, Translation, Transit Books

River Featured in The New Yorker

The New Yorker calls Esther Kinsky’s River (tr. Iain Galbraith) “a magnificent novel.”

Reviews, German LiteratureTransit BooksOctober 23, 2018Esther Kinsky, Iain Galbraith, River, The New Yorker, German Literature, Transit Books